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This experience is one which will stay with me for the rest of my life. I experienced parts of myself that I had been wanting to meet. This experience is one that allowed me to talk about my being, not my work, or family or other external factors. The time spent in silence was the most precious of all because this is my greatest need and the universe heard that need. I was blessed with it.
People shared some of their most intimate feelings and I felt at times that the facilitators did not take care of that person in a way that acknowledged that person's bravery.
Besides that, my experience has been awesome, as it reflected where I am at, in this part of my life.
This was a wonderful experience, unusual but magnetic. I don't know what happened to me yesterday during the exercise but if felt different.
I wouldn't want you to change anything as such. I just feel that I should get involved with my inner self even more.
What I have gained is that I know myself much better now. I learned how to find my inner space. I've learned about my own values and beliefs; how to treat others without judging them and how to respect the views of other people.
What I didn't like the most was the diet. But, I think I am going to teach myself more about being a vegetarian, if I want to gather more energy from my superior power. I wish I could learn more because I want to grow to know myself even more.
Excellent facilitators, Markus and Lefuma, keep up the good job.
My personal objectives were met, i.e. spiritual growth and re-ignition of the light.
The facilitators had sound knowledge of the topics which were raised.
We were given a room to grow and experience.
The retreat was a mind-opener and a place of safety and quietness which allowed me to be still and listen.
During the quiet period, I got to ask myself a mind boggling question "Who am I and what is my purpose in life".
I managed to get an answer and the answer and the answer was "you are more than what you think you are". Still confusing…but at least it's a starting point in my journey to find my true-self.
The workshop has introduced a lot of tools in my life-path for me to find true happiness. More myself-time would have been a cherry-on-top.
The workshop for me was more of a re-iteration of my spiritual journey. I have for a while been in search of God. I have for while now been searching for ways to engage with people at their level of thinking and understanding. Now I have gained knowledge and skills that I will use in my own journey and also in support of those around me.
I would like to firstly apologise for my first day. I was totally confused about what happened. What could have been done better on the first day are the following:
Introduction to everyone
Expectations to be discussed
Explanation on meditation
The first morning's meditation really confused me and so spoiled my first day. I kept an open mind and then began to realise what the retreat was about. I enjoyed the second day and the activities. Also, the 6 paths were very interesting.
It is difficult to adjust to a different scenario, but the days were worth it. Thanks to Markus and Lefuma for your valued time. May your workshop touch many hearts.
God Bless!
I enjoyed most of the meditation and silence, at first I didn't understand it, but now I know what it is, and it has helped me a lot through my spiritual growth. I now know how to get my own space and listen to my inner peace and this is an experience I will cherish my whole life.
I believe we shouldn't have focused so much on people's religions at first, because it caused a lot of confusion and took a while for people to bounce back, so I truly believe we should have focused more on spiritual intelligence as it was the main aim.
Otherwise, I'm grateful for this whole experience and I'm a different somebody now. A BIG THANKS TO YOU GUYS.
I do not know if learned anything here. I know that I was very annoyed because the choice of not eating meat was made for me which made me very grumpy and it affected me so much that I couldn't even be positive about the whole experience. I should have been respected enough to make the choice myself.
Anyway, once I got over it, I started to be in tune with everyone and respected the fact that we are different, and our beliefs and life practices are different, which I have come to respect and appreciate.
This was the most amazing experience. I needed time for myself to reflect on my inner-being. The meditation was great in that it assisted me to reflect on myself, life, etc. On the last day, I needed time to be on my own and I did not want to meditate. It was fabulous that we were given the option to not participate.
The activity on positive energy - transferring from one to the other was also very powerful. I was able to realise and believe how truly powerful we are as human beings. The activity of transferring positive energy to the pen was also very powerful. This has definitely made me feel stronger towards my goal of helping others in my role as a wellness champion.
The activity with the different paths was phenomenal. Everyone in the entire class could relate to the paths (daily life). THE NDAWO TEAM - KEEP IT UP!!!
I don't think that there's anything that needs to be improved. The material given was sufficient!
Getting here I did not know what to expect but one thing I was sure about was that God was with me as God showed me his presence when we were getting lost.
It was not easy tuning in as during the first meditation my mind kept wondering. Overall, it also felt like I was being lead to practice another faith or belief.
I kept asking God to give me a verse and unbelievably, I received a call from a teacher I haven't seen in 27 years and that was amazing. A friend also sent me an sms where she dreamt of somebody giving her a verse John 9:25 and said nothing else. In that, I knew that this is the confirmation I was waiting for.
Tapping into my power was the worst and scary one because I was able to reach a depth I did not know existed. I got a confirmation on my vocation, crucifix, my grief, the word and my gift.
Markus and Lefuma, thank you for confusing me more and opening within me a quest to know more about myself.
Dear Markus and Lefuma, Thank you for the experience. What I enjoyed most was the opportunity to be still and connect with myself on a long-term basis.
We often spend an hour or so of quiet time with the Lord but never attempted to be still for days and stay connected.
I enjoyed the intention/energy transferring exercises. Thank you for the experience.
What I would have loved to have had was to go further with the values and come to a point of defining a vision and mission statement. The experiential exercises could be used to facilitate this, such as visualization/meditation to connect with the real self or remember our peaks in life to enable us to articulate our purpose/vision/mission in life.
I believe that in a couple of years/months some of these will be in place and would like to be part of it because you are great facilitators no matter what the contents/structure. Thank you and blessings!
I found this experience to be a very unique experience for me. I would not have changed a think about the whole course. I found that the two facilitators were really good, and I really learned a lot about what demeanour I would like to have in the future. Both had such an air of peace and tranquillity in any given situation which really inspired me to endeavour to create that peace within myself.
The self peace and laughter that came so easily to everyone involved shows me that I need to lighten up my life and learn to laugh more, and not take file so seriously and to find joy in life again.
When I started this journey, I was not sure what to expect or what I would be taking out of this retreat. Having never participated in one, I was also sceptical of it, but decided to try and give it my best.
I really appreciated the space/respect one was given to address issues or find oneself. The way it was presented allowed one to put things together and to get a broader meaning or understanding.
I learned a lot about myself and what I am capable of and what I would like to do with myself (follow my path). The quiet moments allowed me to reflect on my life and the things I need to work on to make myself a better being.
The retreat was brilliant, keep up the good work.
If God brings you to it, He will take you through it.
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